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01-18-2008, 05:08 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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 |  What's a fuge
Hi all
Just exactly what is a fuge and how is it fed?? | 
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01-18-2008, 06:03 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2006
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A fuge is short for refugium, it is basically a separate tank where water from your main display will be 'fed' into it. It will contain a substrate of some kind, whether it is sand or mud, some macro algae to help with nutrient export and a few critters such as snails and maybe hermits. Generally the fuge will need to be lit and this maybe on 24hours a day depending on what you have in it. Mine is on a reverse time period, so when the main tank lights are on the fuge is off and vice versa. The other nice thing is that your pods have a safe place to live.
Most people will incorporate a fuge within their sump as this is easy to accomplish, whilst others who do not have a sump may opt for a hang on style.
Hope this answers your question.
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80gal with live rock (35kg/70lbs), 30gal sump, refugium with live rock, chaeto and DSB, V2 skimmer, Fluidized Reactor, T5 lighting (6 tubes), 4 x Koralia 3's. | |
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01-18-2008, 06:43 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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_________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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01-18-2008, 09:40 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beatrice, NE
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I have a 55 gallon display tank, currently empty, building the custom stand and I was planning to build a sump/fuge (together or separate) to go underneath. In the interest of getting this up and going I'm starting to consider maybe buying the sump/fuge ready to go, any suggestions on good models and places to buy? Or does anyone on here make and sell?
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In the process of building --
55 gallon display, 10 gallon sump, letterbox fuge, 260 W odyssea pc lighting, to be continued... | |
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01-18-2008, 10:40 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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A fuge is a prolonged period of aimless wandering and amnesia  _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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